A 62-year-old man has been accused of sexually assaulting a teenager at a home near Lake Tuscaloosa Monday.

“It appears that alcohol plays a large part in this incident,” Tuscaloosa County Metro Homicide Unit commander Sgt. Dale Phillips said.

James Burns, 62, was charged with first-degree sexual abuse and first-degree sodomy on Tuesday afternoon. Investigators were called to his house in the 15000 block of Beacon Point Drive at 6 p.m. Monday, where a 16-year-old girl said that she had been assaulted, Phillips said.

The girl was visiting a friend at the house.

The investigators spoke with witnesses and examined the scene, Phillips said. The investigation continued Tuesday until Burns was charged around 5 p.m.

The teenager was treated and released from DCH Regional Medical Center. Burns remained in the Tuscaloosa County Jail Wednesday morning with bail set at $50,000.